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  • Dragon dancers in the Lunar New Year Parade on Mott Street, Chinatown. The joyous holiday celebration took place in Chinatown on February 9-10, amid reports of a pandemic overwhelming Wuhan, China. Crowds were noticeably smaller than in previous years and tension was in the air. Unknown to everyone, the coronavirus was already spreading in New York City due to infected travelers returning from Europe.
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  • NYPD Marching Band leading the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown, New York 2/9/2020
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  • People gathered near the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village on the day of the canceled Pride Parade, a major street festival in New York in normal years.
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  • The fourth annual Women's March in New York City, January 18, 2020
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  • January 18: The fourth annual Women's March, New York City. Many people brought their daughters to participate.
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  • Lincoln Center Plaza, with all houses dark during the pandemic, illuminated with rainbow lights celebrating Pride Month in New York City
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  • March 15, 2020 was the first day of lockdown in New York City. We all felt a sense of impending doom. Later we learned that thousands of lives could have been saved if the lockdown had begun two weeks earlier.
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  • Protesters heading toward Trump Tower on the Fourth of July, Columbus Circle, New York
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  • A popular French bistro on Broadway used sidewalk bubbles and a shelter to serve diners outside while New York City restaurants remained closed for indoor dining.
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  • A woman named Cebo wearing a decorative but medically useless mask at Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York September 27, 2020
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  • Noelle protesting the death of George Floyd in Harlem, New York City
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  • Socially distanced people waiting to enter luxury stores at Columbus Circle. The Shops at Columbus Circle boarded up their windows as a precaution against looting during a month of protests in New York City, but no looting occurred in this area.
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  • People waiting to enter a food store on Broadway and 110th Street in April. This sight was new and strange then, but the strange thing was how quickly social distancing became familiar.
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  • November 2020: even after the deaths of tens of thousands of New Yorkers in the pandemic, some were still in denial.
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  • During lockdown in April the sirens echoed in the empty streets, day and night, every 10 minutes or so. Every siren represented another sick person struggling to breathe. Fear was palpable in the air.
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  • Latin musicians celebrating Father's Day in Central Park
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  • A guest at an open air wedding on Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, October 11, 2020
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  • Masked visitors viewing a sarcophagus in the Metropolitan Museum, February 20, 2021
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  • Don't Walk (West End Avenue)
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  • A boy fishing in the Central Park Lake during the lockdown. With the boathouse shuttered, fishing was less successful because the fish no longer stayed near the edges of the lake to avoid the rowboats. Even the fish changed their behavior during the lockdown.
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  • A protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in Harlem, June 2020
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  • Walk (West End Avenue), under the scaffolding, past the stripped bicycle, through a shaft of light.
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  • A beloved coffeeshop near Columbia University shut down during the lockdown.
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  • Ambrina and her mother Sandya found joy in birdwatching during the pandemic as they watched a Barred Owl in Central Park.
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  • Michael, a tattoo artist unable to work during the lockdown, asked me to take his picture on Riverside Drive.
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  • Maple tree in spring, Central Park
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  • What you need to be a pizza delivery guy during the pandemic: Mask, helmet, gloves, smartphone, electric bicycle, spare battery, two Kryptonite locks, pizza bag, and backpack. Most of these dangerous and low-paid jobs are held by undocumented workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
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  • Hedy Aldina, a Trump supporter from Brooklyn, came to Trump Tower to participate in a demonstration on July 12, 2020. The demonstrators objected to a giant Black Lives Mural painted by the city on Fifth Avenue in front of the tower.
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  • Jubilant people poured into the streets to celebrate the election of Biden and Harris on November 7, 2020 after the television announcement that they had won over 270 electoral votes.
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  • Jack, a birdwatcher in Central Park, December 27, 2020
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  • Girls playing on Riverside Drive during lockdown, May 29, 2020
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  • People listening to a jazz quartet in Central Park, September 27, 2020
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  • A mother brought her children to celebrate Biden's election victory at Columbus Circle, November 7, 2020
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  • People celebrating Biden's election victory, November 7, 2020
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  • On my first day out of self-isolation in the early days of the pandemic, I found a symbol of hope in this flowering tree in my neighborhood.
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  • A store selling cleaning products during the lockdown. These supplies became scarce when people feared that the coronavirus could be spread on surfaces.
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  • Signs advising social distancing appeared in the parks, like this one on the popular Central Park Reservoir running track. Not everyone paid attention.
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  • The Air Force Thunderbirds and the US Navy Blue Angels honored those on the frontline of Covid-19 with a flyover on April 28, 2020
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  • Indian-American dancers making a video in Central Park as part of an effort to encourage their community to vote.
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  • The popular Metro Diner on Broadway had survived the decline of diners by renovating and making its menu more upscale, but it was closed and empty during the lockdown.
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  • A man celebrating the 2020 election results with a sign from Pennsylvania, the state whose electoral votes gave the Biden and Harris the victory.
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  • Black Lives Matter protesters in Harlem, June 14, 2020
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  • Japanese Maple tree in afternoon light, May 30, 2020
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  • A memorial to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the steps of Columbia University Law School and a student working outdoors during the pandemic.
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  • On Election Day 2020, someone painted a pro-Trump message on a convenience store that shuttered during the pandemic. Any irony was unintended.
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  • Two girls playing in Central Park during the lockdown while their schools were closed.
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  • Skateboarder in Washington Square Park, October 17, 2020
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  • Restaurant in the Nolita section of Manhattan displaying Black Lives Matter sign
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  • Prometheus and all of the statues at Rockefeller Center wore a mask
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  • Anastasia (far left) had her baby shower in Central Park on September 27. Born in Belarus, she was hosted by her friends from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. I told them that if women ran their countries there would be peace and friendship.
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  • BLM Protesters in Harlem, June 14. There were daily protests for months in many areas of the city following the death of George Floyd.
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  • On Saturday, November 7, 2020 as news of Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election broke, people poured into the streets of Manhattan in a joyous and spontaneous celebration.
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  • People celebrating Biden's election victory outside of Trump International Hotel and Tower, Columbus Circle, November 7, 2020.
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  • People waiting for early voting in Manhattan in the November 2020 election. The wait was as long as four hours.
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  • Two men enjoying fresh oysters brought from Long Island during the lockdown. The bayman lost his business supplying restaurants and turned to individual customers to stay afloat.
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  • After gyms closed during lockdown, people found ways to exercise in the parks. This man did arm curls with a branch pruned from an apple tree in Riverside Park.
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  • Two women named Rosemary and Viola got married on Bethesda Terrace in Central Park. Viola's mother back in the Philippines watched unsmilingly via Face Time.
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  • A woman celebrating Biden's victory in the presidential election on Broadway
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  • Part of a diverse crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Harlem, June 14, 2020
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  • Rush hour on Broadway during lockdown, with no one exiting the subway station, no traffic, and only a solitary pedestrian and a pigeon.
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  • The popular cocktail bar Verlaine NYC on Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan remained closed during the holiday season due to pandemic restrictions on indoor dining.
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  • A dollar store selling cleaning products on Broadway
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  • Ramon, a doorman on West End Avenue, saluting front line workers of the pandemic on June 18, 2020. Every day at 7:00 PM, people applauded, played musical instruments, or banged on pots from their windows to show appreciation for nurses, doctors, and other front line workers. This photograph was shown in the exhibit ICP Concerned at the International Center for Photography.
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  • On a spring Sunday during lockdown, few people ventured outside to the parks. This well-dressed woman on Riverside Drive wore a mask and gloves.
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  • A different experience at the iconic Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, with limited access, social distancing, and required masks.
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  • Parents brought their children to Columbus Circle to celebrate Biden's election victory, November 7, 2020
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  • A woman finding solace in the beauty of a magnolia tree during the lockdown
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  • Six feet apart: Social distancing on Broadway during the lockdown period in April 2020.
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  • Masks for sale on Broadway. Not all pedestrians were wearing them.
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  • Hedy, a Trump supporter from Brooklyn, waiting for the start of a rally in front of Trump Tower on July 12, 2020
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  • A father brought his daughter to Columbus Circle to celebrate Biden's election victory, November 7, 2020
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  • People celebrating the 2020 election results in Columbus Circle, November 7, 2020
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  • The Lunar New Year Parade, cancelled in 2021 due to the pandemic, returned to Chinatown
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  • Chloe tracked her boyfriend Austin in the 2021 New York Marathon and reacted with joy when she spotted him near the 24 mile mark on Fifth Avenue. New Yorkers celebrated the return of the marathon after last year's pandemic cancellation.
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  • The three leaders of the 2021 New York Marathon near the 24 mile mark on November 7, 2021
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  • The youngest drummer in the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown, New York City February 20, 2022
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  • A marcher in the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown, New York expressing support for Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
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  • The New York Marathon returned to the streets in 2021, greeted by enthusiastic spectators. While most adults were vaccinated, young children were not yet eligible for Covid vaccines.
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  • After the 2020 presidential election was called for Biden and Harris on November 7, 2020 people poured into the streets of New York for a  boisterous celebration.
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  • Wrong Way? In May, people in New York began to venture outdoors without masks. Soon the CDC announced that unvaccinated people could go maskless both outdoors and indoors, but no one can tell who is vaccinated.
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  • Children in Halloween costumes on Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan
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  • Almost two years into the pandemic, the sudden outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 showed the lack of Covid testing in stark relief.
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  • This statue at a grave in the Green-Wood Cemetery almost looks like a portrait of the deceased woman, in mourning but yet hopeful. I think of the 800,000 Americans who have died in the pandemic so far and try to feel hope for the future.
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  • A happy dog playing in the snow in Central Park, January 29, 2022
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  • After the death of George Floyd, there were massive daily protests all over the city and country. The Black Lives Matter protests lasted for months.
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  • Christmas shopping in the pandemic
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  • In 2022, the number of deaths due to Covid in the United States reached one million.
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  • People at a Black Lives Matter protest on 125th Street in Harlem. During this period large daily protests took place all over the city in many locations.
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  • The Metropolitan Museum opened at a fraction of its normal capacity with time-limited tickets and mask requirements.
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  • Canceled during the pandemic, the iconic Thanksgiving Day Parade returned this year in an atmosphere of celebration and relief.
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  • April 20: a model and a flowering tree in Central Park
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  • A snowfall brought classic beauty to Central Park and children, adults, and dogs came out to play.
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  • The Museum of Natural History, open again with time-restricted tickets, masks, and social distancing
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  • A Tufted Titmouse eating a peanut from a woman's hand in Central Park as snow fell. Interest in birding and feeding birds exploded as safe outdoor activities during the pandemic.
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  • Firefighters saluting at the Firemen’s Memorial on the 20th anniversary of September 11
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  • Mother and daughter blowing bubbles in Central Park. Most parents have their young children wear masks outside since they are not vaccinated.
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  • 20 years after the terrorist attacks, firefighters remembered their fallen comrades who died at the World Trade Center on that day and in the years thereafter.
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  • Firefighters listening to the reading of the names of firefighters who died in the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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  • A family enjoying a warm April day in Central Park
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